YuSi的音乐

So this is the debut ablum by a little band called Buffalo Springfield, whose members include giants like Neil Young and Stephen Stills. Stills's songs are unique in the way various elements like folk, country and r&b are melted together: Take the hit 'For what it's worth', it's got an r&b influenced beat, but then you hear Stills sings in a moody, reflective style assoicated with folk, and so you got something speical---the Americana sound (before the Band championed it on their ablum 'Music from the big pink'). On the other hand, Young's songs are mostly simple folk-rock tunes,yet they have a dark and haunting quality which Stills's songs lack. 'Flying on the ground is wrong', which is sung by Richie Furay instead of Young himeself, is a fine example, it's delicately catchy but with lyrics like 'If I'm bright enough to see you, you're just too dark to care.', which mirrors the songwriter's angst (demonstrated further on later albums like 'Tonight's the night'). The contrast between Stills and Young gives this ablum lots of different dimensions, but then these two could really play togther, the amazing guitar works in 'Go and say goodbye' says it all. Anyway, a great album, a must have for any Young or Stills or CSNY fan. 'For what it's worth' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3VrvG7286c

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This song is a perfect '60s pop song. In the background, it's got an orchestra with flutes, strings and brass etc., layer upon layer, well arranged to build up a kaleidoscopic castle of sounds, not dissimilar to Phil Spector's 'Wall of sound', but only sounds clearer and more clever. And on top of that is a French girl with an innocent voice, singing a catchy melody…so, how can you resist that? To be a perfect '60s pop song, you got to have an edge. This song is written by one of the slyest man in pop, Monsieur Serge Gainsbourg, so, as the title, which could be translated as 'Doll of wax, Doll of sound' suggests, the song is actually about the hollow and materialistic life of a young pop diva. With a dark undercurrent like that, this catchy and jaunty song has got its edge. hear it here..: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b46d_zk5CKI

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So this is the debut EP from REM, and it has already got the distinctive sound the band has throughout their early years: Peter Buck's jingle-jangling guitar riffs, as it has been said many times before, is very much influenced by The Byrds, and at the same time the rhythm section has a steady post-punk feel, and then there's the mysteriously murmuring vocals from Michael Stipe---even if you catch the lyrics, you are not likely to catch the meanings. Once these elements melt together, it sounds unusual. They got the beat, you can dance to it, but then you really don't know what the songs are about (with titles like 'wolves, lower', and 'gardening at night'): are they happy, sad, or angry? But once the music drives you into the groove it just doesn't matter, you'll realise that that's just their way of dong things: they might see the world around them like that too: happy, sad or angry? Maybe it's all there, or maybe it's just somewhere in between. 'Wolves, Lower' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLh9rs5JXyE

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这张专辑向来评价甚高, 可惜在不仅一直叫好不叫座, 在国内更是似乎不太多人懂... 专辑背景: The Byrds在录完那张乡村摇滚经典'Sweetheart of the Rodeo'后, 两位主力Gram Parsons和Chris Hillman先后离队. 本来The Byrds从迷幻转型乡村就是这两人的功劳. 于是两人另起炉灶后当然玩起了乡村了. 但是他们玩的乡村也不是传统乡村那么简单. 本来The Byrds就以擅长把各种元素混合在一起而闻名, 来到The Flying Burrito Brothers, 很多民谣, R and B甚至爵士的元素都混进去了. 当然, Gram Parsons无疑是乐队里的灵魂, 也是个敢于逆潮流而上的理想主意者. 那时侯西方的年轻人, 大多愤得不得了, 整天边抽着大麻LSD边喊着要闹革命的. 于是音乐也做的越来越迷幻越来越重越来越前卫. 但Gram却察觉到这所谓的革命背后有太多复杂的东西, 最终不知将会把社会引向何处. 或者说, 在那样的大潮流下, 他没有安全感. 于是他拾起了那些传统朴实的价值, 那些被人觉得老掉牙的东西. 于是, 别的乐队都喜欢的groupies, 在他笔下成了玩弄感情的'devil in disguise', 在'Wheels'里他更是希望自己的虔诚可以给自己的困惑带来解脱, 而"天使之城"L.A在他眼里却是一座'sin city'...这首歌的歌词用不少引喻写出了金钱社会最终将把世人引向无底深渊, 这在今天看来, 仍是受用. 乡村音乐最迷人的地方之一就是歌词里那些感人的故事. 这个Gram Parsons擅长的呢! 最著名的莫过于'Hot Burrito #1' (好玩的歌名啊), 里头听着他那伤感得哽咽的嗓音唱到'Once upon a time you let me feel you deep inside..'时, 真要哭了. 到后来, 这张专辑在Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead的年代还真畅销不起来. 三年多后(讽刺的是Gram在'sin city'里头唱到'you got three years to pay...')Gram更是再出了几张卖不太好的唱片后不明不白的死了. 再到后来, 人们才慢慢意识到他是个人物. 于是滚石杂志评选100强人的时候, 他还榜上有名呢...可惜人都死好久了. 悲叹一下.

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